43. Nadia Ait Said-Ghanem: Iraqi antiquities dealers of 19th century

Nadia discusses her work on the Iraqi antiquities market of the late 19th and early 20th century. She focuses on two remarkable figures from the trade. Ibrahim Gejou was perhaps the most significant dealer used by European and American collectors. Ferida Antone Shamas is less well-known, but still a fascinating character. Who were they? What was their role in the trade? And what was their motivation?3:24 the network: Ibrahim, Ferida and Budge10:51 the letters, and Svoboda's diaries15:10 Ferida21:28 Ibrahim26:09 relations between Ferida and Ibrahim28:39 Nadia's inspirationNadia's blog post, February 2022Nadia's blog post, May 2022Nadia's blog post, July 2022Magali Dessagnes' thesisSvoboda Diaries ProjectMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: @wedge_podPatreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod